Today, while helping my father build a shelf, I suggested that we should probably use the instruction manual. He suggested I should probably shut the fuck up and do it his way. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that boasted "easy, step-by-step instructions." Three hours later, surrounded by mismatched screws and a confusing diagram, I realized the only thing "easy" about it was my decision to ask my dad to come round and assemble it for me. FML
Today, I had a hard time directing my dad to where we were supposed to throw out our broken toilets when we replaced them with new ones. I kept saying to go to the right. Unfortunately I was talking about MY right, not HIS right, and he was walking backwards. It wasn't until I said "other way" that he got it. FML
Today, my husband and son had their first DIY project. Less than 30 minutes later, our son’s crying in his room. Turns out my husband is just like his dad. “WHY ARE YOU STANDING DOING NOTHING? PASS ME THE THING. NOT THAT THING, THE OTHER THING. HERE, I’LL DO IT MYSELF. PAY ATTENTION, GOD DAMMIT.” FML
Today, we realized we had a problem with two appliances. Their manuals were in a high cabinet. My husband got down the one for the appliance he was working on, but left the one I needed up too high for me to reach. I got the step stool and said, "OK" as I climbed up. My husband flipped and yelled that I am "disrespectful." FML
Today, my dad yelled at me for being irresponsible while he watched me fold his laundry. FML
Today, after I bought my house, my dad forced me to do all the DIY with him because I needed to know how to do it myself, but my sister just bought her house and not only did dad hire tradesmen to do a lot of the work, he forced me to do a lot of it as well. Never before have I wished I was a girl too. FML
Today, I tried fixing my dad's lawnmower after he said, "Girls can't change a lightbulb right, let alone fix a machine." An hour later, when I had the lawnmower running again, he bitched me out for trying to make him "look stupid." He's been sulking and acting pissy ever since. FML
Today, and every time I want to try something new, my dad starts pointing out why it’s a stupid idea, or how it will obviously go wrong, and gets himself so worked up that in the end he’s just shouting at me while I cower, yet it also makes him mad when I just sit in my room with no hobbies. FML
Today, my dad told me I was folding my laundry all wrong. I said with a smirk, "A little clothes-minded, are we?" He slapped me. Hard. FML
Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that claimed to be "easy to build in minutes." Four hours and multiple arguments later, I realized I had misread the instructions, and half the parts were upside down. I'm pretty sure the furniture won this round. FML
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flamegrilled123 3
Now pull up a chair and watch him ruin the parts
BeefyQueef 5
Your dads right. Real men don't use manuals!
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Comments (281)
artemisrox98 10
Well, the worst that could come out of this is a screwed up shelf. Look at the bright side, OP. :)
geon_olam 17
the worst that can happen is probably that if he drills holes in the wrong places the house can collapse and everyone inside can die horrible painful deaths from starvation after being stuck under the rubble for three months and eating off all their limbs. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT OP'S DAD??
ICATiger 13
This reminds of my dad he never use the manual but he always gets all the pieces in the right place and then shoves it in my face and says who needs a stupid manual.
GoW_Chick 15
Well he did get everything in the right place so not him apparently
tennisrapper1 14
How does he build it? Whips and chains? Harsh...
Danni91 8
A real man wouldn't need directions. Just sayin . . .
perdix 31
Maybe it's his dream to build shelves Frank Sinatra-style. Was he singing "And I did it my way!"
suncifir 6
Dad knows best (:
poindextrr 2
you were told to shut the **** up and you think this was an ‘FML‘ moment??? its a shelf.. his shelf.. FYL for being such a pussy
tconndabomb 6
Haha my dad would say that took suck it up. YDI
kimmi41509 10
Damn, everyone is just getting owned by their parents lately... :)
bubo_fml 11
Someday, you'll do the same to your kid...Now, shut the **** up, listen & learn from Pops!